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index page improvements #4
Description
We use the script in https://github.com/toltec-dev/toltec/blob/testing/scripts/repo-build-web to build the package web listing. This can potentially use some upgrades, like adding:
- timestamp (but in easier to read format than the ISO 8096 format in the package recipe)
- link to .ipk file
- filesize of .ipk file
- ???
To run the script, go to root of the repository and execute bash scripts/repo-build-web package tmp - it will then generate the package listing into tmp/ directory
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matteodelabre commentedon Oct 6, 2020
A link to the package file + its size would be great for example if you need to install a package from testing while being on the stable branch, or to inspect a specific package.
Do you have an use case in mind for adding the release timestamp to the list?
Eeems commentedon Oct 6, 2020
We should also provide a file hash of the ipk for the paranoid who want to confirm that there is no MITM on the network they are using.
raisjn commentedon Oct 7, 2020
People tend to look at recency of software as some sort of signal. Personally, I could see someone saying: "oh, I installed this package a week ago, the latest update is today - that means I can update it now".
This reminds me that it might be useful in the future for us to have an RSS feed or page feed showing a list of package updates. The feed would also double as a way for people to find new software, like freshmeat used to.
matteodelabre commentedon Oct 7, 2020
Sounds good.
That's interesting, we'll have to think about how we can automate this.